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Iridium Communications

170 hedge funds and large institutions have $725M invested in Iridium Communications in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

312% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.38M | Put options by funds: $334K

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $546M → $725M (+$179M)

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 19

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 56

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 167170 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
170
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.8%
% of All Funds
4.46%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
23
Increased
62
Reduced
56
Closed
19
Calls
$1.38M
Puts
$334K
Net Calls
+$1.04M
Net Calls Change
+$1.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Brown Advisory
51
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.84M -$6.91K -907 -0.4%
RFC
52
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.55M -$145K -19,046 -9%
TA
53
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.36M -$185K -24,233 -13%
PMAM
54
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.34M +$1.21M +159,400 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
55
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.28M +$20.3K +2,660 +2%
SIM
56
Sterling Investment Management
Arizona
$1.08M -$14.1K -1,850 -1%
RhumbLine Advisers
57
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.02M +$33.5K +4,395 +4%
PH
58
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$976K +$51.2K +6,725 +6%
Swiss National Bank
59
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$936K
MCM
60
Mork Capital Management
California
$917K
AllianceBernstein
61
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$893K +$6.09K +800 +0.8%
D.E. Shaw & Co
62
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$892K +$808K +106,034 New
Citigroup
63
Citigroup
New York
$865K -$3.34K -439 -0.4%
GI
64
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$831K +$4.57K +600 +0.6%
US Bancorp
65
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$800K +$77.8K +10,218 +12%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
66
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$725K +$198K +26,055 +43%
SCM
67
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$668K
New York State Common Retirement Fund
68
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$631K -$142K -18,594 -20%
FIM
69
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$627K +$542K +71,152 +2,096%
Comerica Bank
70
Comerica Bank
Texas
$611K +$3.33K +437 +0.5%
EVC
71
Eidelman Virant Capital
Missouri
$588K +$305K +40,000 +133%
BG
72
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$567K +$68.1K +8,944 +15%
TPSF
73
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$563K +$1.97K +259 +0.4%
UBS Group
74
UBS Group
Switzerland
$551K +$50.5K +6,624 +11%
FWIA
75
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$549K -$140K -18,400 -22%

IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

170 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $725M — up 33% from $546M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new IRDM positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $6.24M. The largest seller was Boston Partners, cutting an estimated $4.94M.

  • 170 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q4 2015, up from 167 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $725M of Iridium Communications stock for Q4 2015, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q4 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $6.24M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q4 2015 was Boston Partners, an estimated $4.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.